Comments on: MerchantCirclehttp://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php
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Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:03:00 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-35941I can not get them to correct my business address…..bizarre!
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Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:37:00 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-30355Is bald eagle const. a MC insider ?
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Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:02:00 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-30074I have a negative review on this site. I never knew anything ab out this place! A person who purchased a puppy from me posted a negative review which was proven to be unfounded. This person signed me up and proceeded to defame me on there. I cannot remove it as I never signed up on that site!!! That seems illegal!
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Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-28804Were you successful? I became aware of a nasty, fake review of my business. I don’t know what to do.
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Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:38:00 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-25820What turned me off of Merchant Circle in the beginning (not sure if they stopped this shady tactic or not but) they sent me an email that stated: “One of your customers is looking for you to answer this question” which was a common question I get for my industry. I typed out a thoughtful reply taking my time to make sure I put my best foot forward for my potential client and sent it off. Later, I got another inquiry but since I didn’t get a response after the first, I took a closer look at the message. The beginning was identical/verbatim with only the main point of the question different so it was structured the same however asking something else entirely.

I searched Google for the beginning and I found thousands of questions pre-populated waiting for answers from Merchant Circle businesses.

I was fuming! I wasted so much time answering a question in good faith when it was Merchant Circle’s deceptive ploy to generate content on the backs of their experts. What value did I get? Nothing. I wasted 2 hours typing one of my most thoughtful replies only to find out it was a ‘bot’ behind the question and not a real person/prospect.

Before that I had advised my clients to participate in Merchant Circle now I advise them to avoid it like the plague. I’m an I.T. consultant in St. Petersburg, FL.

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Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:34:12 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-15178I never signed up for this service and was getting regular BS emails from them with no unsubscribe option and no “reply to” option. This is a real unethical company. I can’t stand these kinds of SCAMS! Reading this forum makes me realize that if I complain, they’ll just write a negative review of my business to spite me. This is bullshit through and through. No ethical company signs you up for an account without your approval and then spams you. STAY AWAY FROM MERCHANTCIRCLE.
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:38 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-15177For more information about CLASS ACTION lawsuits against SCAMMER Merchant Circle, see:

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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:34:06 +0000http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/06/merchantcircle.php#comment-15176For all those folks who have been burned by Merchant Circle let me assure you that the fun continues. Found seriously negative and patently false review from someone who had not had contact with my business. When I tried to find out who to contact I ran into the same problem of online contact that consisted solely of them telling me to write or call the $30 toll number. Worse yet, I didn’t have the option of “claiming” the site for free to get rid of the negatives because someone (probably the harassing poster) has already claims it. Obviously MC did little or nothing to verify the identity of the person purporting to be from my company. In accordance with Ben Smith’s entry earlier in the chain I have emailed them to remove my listing. We shall see whether his promise of one-day removal is worth anything. Have filed BBB complaint and am readying complaint to Virginia AG. Thankfully I am an attorney by training so if this is not resolved very quickly I can handle most of the legal work myself.
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